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PROVIDED BY THE AUTOMATED STORAGE/RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (AS/RS)
A PRODUCT SECTION OF THE MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY

ENHANCING
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AND

PROFITABILITY
WITH

AUTOMATED MATERIAL
HANDLING SYSTEMS

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PROVIDED BY THE AUTOMATED STORAGE/RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (AS/RS)
A PRODUCT SECTION OF THE MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY

ADDING VALUE
IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Global competition, deregulation, technological changes. Takeovers, LBOs, divestitures.
Eroding brand loyalties. Consumer demand for better quality and service. It’s all part of the current business climate.
Restructuring is in. So is value-based planning. Return-On- Investment (ROI) has become the yardstick of success. Increasing productivity is still important, but improving profitability is a primary goal.
“Staying close to the customer” is heard as often in boardrooms as in sales seminars. Customer influence on design, manufacturing, distribution and marketing has never been more pronounced.
New or enhanced products must reach consumers faster and at a lower cost. In the marketplace, sales depend as much on product reliability as on style and performance.
But good products and service are no longer enough to increase shareholder wealth.
Companies are looking to the management of assets and the reduction of costs to add value to their business. For companies who have managed their income statement - restructured business units, spun off unproductive assets, cut production and front office people, or any other strategy - where can value be added? Material logistics may be the answer.
The cost of moving and managing materials is part of the logistics process and today many believe it is the last area in manufacturing and distribution operations where significant cost efficiencies can be realized.
How material logistics relates to asset management and what role Automated Storage/
Retrieval Systems have in adding value to a business is the subject of this Executive